Garry Richardson presented the Sunday morning sports programme Sportsweek on BBC Radio 5 Live until 15 September 2019, and remains a sports presenter on the weekday morning Today show on BBC Radio 4.
14 Facts About Garry Richardson
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Garry Richardson began his broadcasting career with BBC Radio Oxford.
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Garry Richardson had previously been a youth player at Reading and Southampton football clubs but quickly realised that he was unlikely to become a professional footballer.
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Under the tutorship of Tony Adamson, Bryon Butler and the commentator Peter Jones, Garry Richardson rose to become the regular sports reporter on the show, celebrating his 40th anniversary on the show on 18 March 2021, making him the Today programme's longest-running contributor.
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For 20 years Garry Richardson presented the highly successful Sunday morning sports programme Sportsweek on BBC Radio 5 Live BBC podcasts.
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Garry Richardson was known for presenting the show with a direct and persistent interview style.
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Garry Richardson has stated that he believes in asking the same question three times if he has not received a response, a style favoured by fellow journalists Jeremy Paxman and John Humphrys.
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Garry Richardson gained interviews from a wide range of sources and regularly had guests from the national press as co-host.
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Garry Richardson began presenting a sports sketch and interview show, Look Away Now, for BBC Radio 4 in 2007 spoofing his own style.
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In March 2017, Garry Richardson, ended a Today interview with cricketer James Anderson by saying that "[Anderson] was speaking to us in conjunction with Brut aftershave, who he is an ambassador for", which prompted the BBC to apologise for its promotion of the product against editorial guidelines.
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Garry Richardson has interviewed a variety of personalities from the world of sport and politics.
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Garry Richardson has conducted interviews with former South African president Nelson Mandela and Hansie Cronje, the South African cricket captain.
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Garry Richardson is a public or after-dinner speaker, an activity he has performed for 23 years.
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Garry Richardson regularly introduces anecdotes into his speech from interviews that he has conducted.